Cake, Elkes & Sons, Uttoxeter

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Date:November 1947

Description:Jack Hutchinson giving finishing touches to a cake made by C.H. Elkes & Sons Ltd., Dove Valley Bakeries, Uttoxeter. This elaborate cake was made to mark the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947.

Photographer: Gerald McCann of High Street, Uttoxeter.


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1930s
Elkes' lorry after a crash, Uttoxeter
Elkes' lorry after a crash, Uttoxeter

1950s
Interior of an Elkes' biscuit delivery lorry, Uttoxeter
Interior of an Elkes' biscuit delivery lorry, Uttoxeter

Two Elkes' employees loading the inside of a delivery lorry.

1980s
Bob Hudson, Elkes Biscuit Factory, Uttoxeter
Bob Hudson, Elkes Biscuit Factory, Uttoxeter

Robert 'Bob' Hudson (on the left), General Maintenance Manager, seen here with Phillip ...

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Creators: Mr Gerald McCann - Creator

Donor ref:P76.041.6056 (37/46082)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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